Patents by Inventor J. Wendall Compton

J. Wendall Compton has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6772818
    Abstract: A sectional garage door panel includes a skin part formed of a rolled metal sheet forming an outer wall and opposed top and bottom edges which may form a pinch resistant joint when adjacent panels are interconnected. Elongated prefabricated insulation parts are inserted in cavities formed by the top and bottom edges and a generally rectangular planar insulation part is insertable in a cavity formed between the top and bottom edges and between the first mentioned insulation parts. Channel shaped brackets are insertable in cavities formed by the top and bottom edges for reinforcing the skin part at a point of attachment of end stiles and hinge parts. A metal backer sheet forms an inner wall to protect the insulation parts. The brackets and one or more of the insulation parts may be secured to the skin part by an adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Overhead Door Corporation
    Inventors: L. Blake Whitley, LeRoy G. Krupke, Henri M. Friloux, J. Wendall Compton, James L. Grisham
  • Publication number: 20040103998
    Abstract: A sectional garage door panel includes a skin part formed of a rolled metal sheet forming an outer wall and opposed top and bottom edges which may form a pinch resistant joint when adjacent panels are interconnected. Elongated prefabricated insulation parts are inserted in cavities formed by the top and bottom edges and a generally rectangular planar insulation part is insertable in a cavity formed between the top and bottom edges and between the first mentioned insulation parts. Channel shaped brackets are insertable in cavities formed by the top and bottom edges for reinforcing the skin part at a point of attachment of end stiles and hinge parts. A metal backer sheet forms an inner wall to protect the insulation parts. The brackets and one or more of the insulation parts may be secured to the skin part by an adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Applicant: OVERHEAD DOOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: L. Blake Whitley, LeRoy G. Krupke, Henri M. Friloux, J. Wendall Compton, James L. Grisham